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Old 09/11/08, 2:18 PM   #1
Dryssa
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PvE -> PvP transfers OPEN

WoW Forums -> PvE-to-PvP Paid Character Transfers Now Open

Providing a smooth and enjoyable experience for all players is always a priority for us, and we are continually re-evaluating our policies and programs to do so. As the state of the game has matured substantially since the inception of Paid Character Transfers, we will now be allowing PvE-to-PvP transfers on a full-time basis to provide players with more mobility and freedom to easily play with their friends.

Keep in mind that all of the other standard cooldowns and restrictions will continue to apply; we’re just opening the option to transfer characters on Normal realms to Player-vs.-Player realms. Please review the Paid Character Transfer FAQ (Blizzard Support) if you have any questions on how this service works.

You can use this service at any time by visiting your Account Management (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account) page and selecting the “Paid Character Transfer” button.
All I can say is, it's about damn time.

Originally Posted by Ghostcrawler
If everything else is truly equal (gear, skill, etc.) then the pure dps class should beat the hybrid. If a raid chooses to run without rogues, mages, warlock or hunters, they should expect their overall dps to be lower. You can quote me on that.

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Old 09/11/08, 2:20 PM   #2
Emeraude
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Finally. /applaud Blizzard. Been a long time coming.

What is the most important thing to you? Won't you grant me the pleasure of taking it away.

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Old 09/11/08, 2:24 PM   #3
Dominus
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Maybe the bleeding will finally stop.

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Old 09/11/08, 2:31 PM   #4
Hop
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It also opens up the opportunity for people currently on PvP servers looking for new guilds. This should help some of the population issues on PvE servers.

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Old 09/11/08, 2:44 PM   #5
Cybelirrae
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This will make recruiting for raiding guilds on PvE servers much easier, so I too applaud. I just can't help but feel a twinge of grief for Sebudai and the Juggernaut crew, who just rerolled (and cruised through the entire raiding game in 2 months) Mal'Ganis. On the other hand, from all the posts on the Juggernaut II guild page, it looked like the reroll experience was pretty fun for them overall.

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Old 09/11/08, 2:47 PM   #6
Dominus
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Originally Posted by Cybelirrae View Post
This will make recruiting for raiding guilds on PvE servers much easier, so I too applaud. I just can't help but feel a twinge of grief for Sebudai and the Juggernaut crew, who just rerolled (and cruised through the entire raiding game in 2 months) Mal'Ganis. On the other hand, from all the posts on the Juggernaut II guild page, it looked like the reroll experience was pretty fun for them overall.
We should really be thanking them for the bang up job, as I have a hard time believing that their departure and incredible success on Mal'ganis wasn't part of the catalyst for this decision.

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Old 09/11/08, 2:50 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Dominus View Post
We should really be thanking them for the bang up job, as I have a hard time believing that their departure and incredible success on Mal'ganis wasn't part of the catalyst for this decision.
No kidding. And now they can transfer all their old stuff off Doomhammer onto Mal'ganis. Seems like a win-win for them, as Mal'ganis is a superior server by far. I'm worrying, however, that there will be an initial rush of server transfers to all the high-pop PvP servers. Should make for some interesting developments in the coming month.

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Old 09/11/08, 2:57 PM   #8
Lyer
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I wonder what prompted this reversal in policy. More money? Maybe they saw that PvE server population really was going down?

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Old 09/11/08, 3:00 PM   #9
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Edit: Replied to wrong thread.

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Old 09/11/08, 3:04 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Lyer View Post
I wonder what prompted this reversal in policy. More money? Maybe they saw that PvE server population really was going down?
Death Knights.

A player who had levelled on a PvE server could create a level 55 PvP DK with no repercussions.

That having been said, it's sad they couldn't have done this over a year ago when the raiding imbalance started to rear its head.

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Old 09/11/08, 3:08 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Lyer View Post
I wonder what prompted this reversal in policy. More money? Maybe they saw that PvE server population really was going down?
If it was for money they would've done this a long time ago.

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Old 09/11/08, 3:17 PM   #12
thedruidness
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Originally Posted by Axanor View Post
Death Knights.

A player who had levelled on a PvE server could create a level 55 PvP DK with no repercussions.

That having been said, it's sad they couldn't have done this over a year ago when the raiding imbalance started to rear its head.
I doubt that's the reason. They could easily change the requirements for creating a Death Knight (i.e. you can only create a DK on a pvp server if you have unlocked it with a PvP server character; or simply, if you have a level 70 on a PvP server).

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Old 09/11/08, 3:24 PM   #13
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Death Knights, recruit a friend, and heirloom items are all recently implemented or unveiled ideas that have a far more significant impact on leveling than being on a pvp server does. I think they probably wanted to see what the general opinion of those things was, and since there was no real public outcry (quite the contrary), they realized that they could do the transfers without a backlash (which at one point they genuinely feared).

Empathy does not imply approval.

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Old 09/11/08, 3:59 PM   #14
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I would be interested to know just how many unsolicited PvE-server applications EJ suddenly recieves in the next week or so. It would be a useful barometer of how much impact it has to the segment of the server population most relevant to us. I expect the PvP -> PvE transfers will pick up, but not for a while and not by as much.


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Old 09/11/08, 4:35 PM   #15
Fugazor
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Finally. The damage has been done however and it will most likely take long time for PvE servers to recover.

As for reason I think it was done because of... lake wintergrasp. Who knows what evolve from this idea and what we will see in next expansions. They cannot however go there with PvE servers being imbalance horror.

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